Forget Drake and Kendrick, the girls are fighting
Aug 14, 2025
In conversation with convenor Dr Timothy Wellbeck, we go inside the Kendrick Lamar university course on offer at Temple University this autumn, covering his discography, the Drake beef and the wider sociological significance of hip-hop
Jul 22, 2025
Kendrick’s appearance on Clipse’s upcoming album allegedly led the duo to be dropped from their record label
Jun 24, 2025
The Grammys, the Super Bowl, the Met Gala: Tampa rap queen Doechii always knew she was ‘that girl’, now the whole world is catching up. But behind the superstar antics is a complex artist who finds life in the messy details
Feb 27, 2025
From Kendrick Lamar’s @jojoruski to Omar Apollo’s Diana Vosh, both artists and fans alike seem to be obsessed with a more raw approach to social media. Where does this appeal come from?
In our latest episode, hosts Halima Jibril and Elliot Hoste discuss the Lamar-Drake beef and the kinds of hate deemed ‘acceptable’ by society
Feb 25, 2025
It’s not just the rapper in Celine at the Super Bowl – flares are poised to be the biggest trouser trend of 2025
Feb 10, 2025
The performance featured subtle jabs at Drake, as well as wider commentary on the current political state of America in the wake of Donald Trump’s re-election
After unveiling a Palestine and Sudanese flag at the Super Bowl, a performer is dragged off stage and detained by security
The British designer was enlisted to create a custom ‘GLORIA’ jacket for Lamar’s historic halftime performance
The Cali rapper and prince of New York fashion drop their first capsule collection… plus more fashion news you missed
Jan 31, 2025
... and we thought 2024 was the year of rap beef
Jan 16, 2025
U-turning on a bitter exchange earlier this year, Wayne urged Lamar to ‘kill it’ at his Superbowl performance in February 2025
Dec 17, 2024
From ‘trashy-core’ to office siren, Doechii has been on a style odyssey in 2024 – here, we meet Sam Woolf, the stylist who took the rapper on this journey
Dec 16, 2024
Featuring Addison Rae’s euphoric ‘Diet Pepsi’, Kendrick’s ubiquitous ‘Not Like Us’, and SOPHIE’s soaring posthumous release ‘My Forever’
Dec 10, 2024